Pipe-holding device.



F. B. BURNS. PIPE HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, i915.

1,155,337. Patented 0012. 5, 1915.

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FRANCIS B. BURNS, OF NOB/TH RIVER,'NEW YORK.

I PIPE HOLDING DEVICE. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS B. BURNs,

a citizen of the United States, residing ata pipe at one end in line forthe other end to be screwed into a flange or coupling or whateverconnection may be required, and the invention also aims to generallyimprove devices of this class so as to render them more useful andcommercially desirable;

lVith these and other'objects in view, as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combina- .tions of the parts thatl shall hereinaftermore fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, referente is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which-- Figure 1 is aface view of a pipe holding V device embodying the improvements of niyinvention, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof, partsbeing shown in elevation.

' Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and desig nated in all of the views of the accompanyingdrawing by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a disk which,together with the other parts hereinafter to be described, may be of anydesired mm, and WhlCll isformed in one face with a recess 2 and 1n itsperiphery or edge with an annular groove 3 ,of, as clearly illustratedin the drawing,

Specification of Letters Patent.

said screw being provided atone end with a finger piece or handle 8 andbeing mounted at its other end inv a starnut 9 which, in the' presentinstance, is formed with four radiating arms 10, although it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to this or any number ofarms. 1 11 designates the jaws of the device.

Each of these jaws is composed of articulated members or sections 12 and13, the section 12 being forked atone end as at 14, to receive and bepivotally connected to one of the arms 10 of the nut 9,-the other end ofthe section 12 beng serrated, as indicated at 15, and pivotally mountedin the forked end of the other section 13. The sections 13 are pivotallymounted in bifurcated lugs 17 that project from the recessed face of thedisk 1. 75) tion with the accompanying drawing, the Y operation of myimproved pipe connecter' In the actual v From the foregoing descriptionin connecor holder will be apparent. use of the device, the jaws areinserted in the end of the pipe until the disk abuts firmly against theend of the latter, and the"- screw 7 is then turned in a direction toexpand the jaws 11 whereby their serrated portions will cut into thepipe and hold the tool rigid. As is ma'nifestfthe disk and the jawscarried thereby turn inside of thedisk Patented Dot. 5, 19315.Application. filed June 12, 1915. Serial No. 33,818.

strap 5 and by grasping the handles 6, the

operator may hold the pipes firmly in line for the other end to'bescrewed into flange or coupling or whatever connection is required. Itwill be readily seen that pipes can be connected perpendicularly or atangles very handily, as the tool affords a steady rest for one end ofthe pipe and will enable the operation to be very rapidlyperformed, andwith a minimum of labor.

Preferably the screw 7 is formed with left and right hand threads, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 2, whereby the adjustment of the parts maybe facilitated and expedited.

While the accompanying drawing illustrates What I believe to be thepreferred e1nbodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may bemade inthe construction, arrangements and'proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is: j 1. A device of the character described,

comprising a disk, a strap rotatably connected thereto, and providedwith means whereby it may be easily grasped and held, an actuating screwworking through said disk, a lint working in said screw, and articulatedjaw members connected respectively .to the disk and to the nut, as andfor the purpose set forth.

2 A tool of the character described, comprising a disk formed in oneface with a rei cess and with lugs projecting from said recessed face, astrap rotatably connected to the disk and encircling the same and provided with handles, a screw working through said disk, a nut mounted onsaid screw ,and

formed with radiating arms, and articurotatably mounted on the. disk,the strap being provided with outstanding handles, a screw workingthrough said disk and provided at one end with a handle, a nut mountedon the other end of said disk and provided with radiating arms, the diskbeing formed in its recessed face with outstanding lugs, and jawsconsisting of sections pivotally connected together at their adjoiningends and one section of each jaw being formed with serrations at itspivoted end, the other end of said section being forked to receive oneof the arms of the nut and being pivotally connected thereto, and theother sections being pivotally connected to said lugs.

In testimony-whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

FRANCIS B. BURNS. Witnesses W. H. Dmou, J. A. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 'five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner ot ratonts,

' Washington, D. G.

